Working Mamas: 6 Meditation types to suit your different stresses

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Zazen Meditation
This one's for the mama that needs to take a few deep breaths. Zazen meditation is all about breathing techniques to really calm you down. When the stress of working and parenting are getting you down, sometimes taking a short while to relax your mind and body help you get back to it in a better way. This one is all about finding a comfortable position to deepen your breathing.
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Kundalini Yoga
Kundalini Yoga fuses both meditation and physical exercise which reduces pain and increases energy. Combining mantras and yoga is perfect for the working mother who finds herself lacking energy. The method is supposed to unlock an inner energy within you, which can even cause you to feel a new and refreshed state of consciousness.
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Body Scan Meditation
This tension-focused technique is great for those mothers who have tensions and aches. When handing the little one, it's more often than not your body is contorting so that you can multi-task all at once. This can leave tension in your body you didn’t even realise was there. Body scan meditation helps your body relax and identify where you are feeling tension and then release it.
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Mindfulness Meditation
This is an all-around favourite starter in meditation well-known for its ability to help with anxiety, depression and distress. For those mums who are struggling to balance being at work post-pregnancy, mindfulness meditation can help refocus your thoughts and organise your mind. It uses breathing exercises and focus point to keep your mind grounded.
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Loving and Kindness Meditation (Metta Meditation)
Loving and Kindness Meditation is a great way to bring out the tenderness and warmth in you. Quite often new mothers experience feelings of anger, frustration and personal conflict. Having a baby is difficult, and it makes you realise a lot of things about yourself, when you add work to mix those feelings are even more heightened. The aim is to meditate whilst emitting an attitude of love and kindness towards everything in your life, giving you those feelings back.
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Transcendental meditation
One of the more difficult methods of meditation to take on, this Hindu technique is a means of achieving enlightenment. For those working mamas who are struggling to think new fresh thoughts, that are not baby related, transcendental meditation aims to help do this. It is not for the faint-hearted meditators however and an expert guide is recommended.

Being a working mama often leaves us to neglect our bodies. While constantly monitoring your little one’s crying, and all your bosses’ demands at work, it’s hard to take a few moments to C.H.I.L.L. But it is essential.

Meditation is a well-known method to achieve this. It’s tough sometimes to find the time, but devoting just a few minutes a day through YouTube videos, or a class a week, can really help mothers ease back into work life to find a balance between them, by balancing themselves.

With so many types of meditation out there though, how do you know where to start? It’s intimidating as a beginner, plus everyone’s needs are unique and different.

Scroll through the gallery above to find out what types of meditation suits whatever issues you may be facing as a working mother. Pick what suits you best to find your zen!

Shelina Assomull

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